Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival is an absolute highlight for us every summer. And after two years of not being able to go ahead due to the pandemic, the event is back and currently in full swing. This summer’s programme has already seen Blackadder Goes Forth and Twelfth Night take...
Disclaimer: we received review tickets for The Lion King at Wales Millennium Centre It’s been seen by more than 110 million people, in more than 100 cities in 20 countries, in nine different languages. It’s the West End’s best-selling stage show and the sixth longest running West End show of...
Thanks to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with complimentary review tickets for The Play That Goes Wrong – “Get ready to laugh,” says my 10 year old as we enter the auditorium of the Donald Gordon Theatre at Wales Millennium Centre. And laugh we did, for two solid hours....
With three playgrounds, sculptures, picnic tables, beautiful views, woodland walks, and even a short hike to see an iron age hill fortress, Cwmcarn Forest Drive is well worth a visit. Just a half hour drive from Cardiff, and a 10-minute drive from Junction 28 of the M4, visitors pay £8...
Not only is it Whitsun half term next week, but the Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee. Her Majesty has been on the throne for 70 years. There’s no Bank Holiday Monday… instead we have the Spring Bank Holidays on Thursday 2 June, Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday on Friday 2 June...
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We are so lucky in Cardiff and the surrounding areas to have such great theatres, showing everything from large scale musicals to small independent performances and amazing amateur companies. Big budget production highlights this summer include Disney’s The Lion King and School of Rock at Wales Millennium Centre (on this...
Thanks to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with review tickets for School of Rock If you’ve been reading Cardiff Mummy Says for a while you may well remember that way back in July 2018 we took a family trip to London to see School of Rock The Musical, in...
If you’re looking for something to do over the Bank Holiday weekend, then there’s plenty of family-friendly events happening in and around Cardiff. There are family fun days, historical reenactments, nature events plus more. The Snoopy trail continues in aid of The Dog’s Trust, plus you’ve still got time to...
Thank you to Horrible Histories Terrible Thames river tour for providing us with review tickets for the experience As huge fans of the Horrible Histories books, TV series, film and theatre shows, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to step on board the Horrible Histories Terrible Thames river tour...
Thanks to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with review tickets for this show I’ve been reviewing theatre shows for more than 20 years and I don’t think I have ever seen a standing ovation mid-show – until last night’s press performance of Dreamgirls, that is. Seeing an audience rise...